The National Service Scheme (NSS) Cell of Alliance University and Delhi based NGO Sakshi came together to conduct Rakshin Project. The Rakshin Project focuses on spreading awareness regarding the POSCO Act (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act), and how to prevent Child Sexual Abuse. NSS POCSOA Champions will be equipped with:

1. The capacity to prevent, prohibit and intervene in instances of sexual offences against children.
2. If any of them have been subjected personally, they will be guided towards tools that resolve and heal the residue Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
3. These Champions will be sufficiently exposed to the punitive actions ensuing to the offence, as well as the impact of sexual offences on the victims in order to create a prohibitive mindset towards any probable offence.

The online workshop was attended by students, faculty and staff members of Alliance University where the resource persons shared their knowledge on POCSO Act. Later the workshop had a series of questionnaire being shared with the participants as an exercise.

The Rakshin Project will address the emergence of the deep-seated traumas from past experiences of sexual violations that individuals might have faced in the past by providing outlets and positive channels to express and process the experiences.

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